Land
Land transfers
Cabinet okays Bt10bn to expropriate land for Khon Kaen-Nakhon Phanom railway
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft law for expropriation of land to build the 336-kilometre Northeast railway between Khon Kaen and Nakhon Phanom. The plan hands the State Railway of Thailand a budget of Bt10 billion to requisition land along the route linking Ban ...
The Nation Reporter
Smart City project a source of conflict
The row over a plan to purchase land from a community behind the old Mor Chit Bus Terminal to build an elevated road as part of a “smart city” project around the mass transit station has raised questions about the way the state spends taxpayer ...
Supoj Wancharoen
Govt to expropriate 50,000 rai of land for infra developments
The government plans to expropriate up to 50,000 rai of mostly farm land for infrastructure development of the Eastern Economic Corridor and other parts of the country.The projects include a high-speed rail system linking three international airports and a double-track railway between the northern and ...
The Nation Reporter
Farmers pay the price for EEC
Land expropriation rife as developers scout sites for industrial projects.An increasing number of people in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces are finding themselves victims of unjust expropriation and land-grabbing, as developers hunt for sites to facilitate investment and industrial development.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
The Prime Minister ordered taking over of public lands from encroached capitalists.
General Prayut revealed being satisfied for monitoring special economic zones, and he hopes to be materialized by 2015-2016, as long as he stills in office. He ordered to take over all public lands without allowing selling or buying. He suggested discussing with the provincial governors ...